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LEWIS J. STONE. - As one of the leading carpenters and builders of Waddington and vicinity, Lewis J. Stone is
well and favorably known. He has erected churches, schools, creameries and especially residences, many of the handsomest
homes in Waddington, Ferndale, and in fact throughout the southern half of Humboldt county, being testimonies to
his skill and handicraft. He has been a resident of Humboldt county since 1891, and has been actively engaged in
the pursuit of his trade since coming to this part of the country. He is a progressive, clear sighted man, demanding
and giving a square deal at all times and in all places. He and his family are highly respected throughout the
county, and wherever they are known receive the most honorable mention.
Mr. Stone is a native of Wisconsin, having been born at Waukau, Winnebago county, Wisconsin, December 5, 1860,
the son of John and Sarah (Packard) Stone. His father was a native of Vermont, and enlisted in the Union army during
the Civil war, meeting his death during that troubled period. The mother was a native of Ohio, and is still living
near Waukau, Wis., at the age of seventy five years, making her home with her daughter. There were but two children
in the family: the present respected citizen of Waddington, and an elder sister, Jessie, now the wife of John Lefivre,
a farmer, residing at Waukau, Wis. The mother married a second time to Morris Gay, a farmer of Wisconsin, and one
child was born of this second union, a son, Eugene. Lewis John Stone grew to young manhood on the farm of his stepfather,
attending the schools in the district and assisting with the labor and responsibility of the home place, remaining
thus until he was twenty years of age, when he commenced to work out on the neighboring farms for wages. When he
was twenty three years of age he commenced to learn the carpenter's trade, and later went to Hope, Steele county,
North Dakota, where he took up and improved a government claim, also working at his trade. He remained in North
Dakota from 1882 until 1891, at which latter date he came to California, locating at Waddington, where he has since
made his home.
Mr. Stone has been twice married, his first wife having died many years ago. She was Miss Beatrice Slingsby, of
Waukau, Wis., and their marriage was solemnized in 1884 at that place. Of this union were born six children, four
daughters and two sons, all of whom are well and favorably known in Humboldt county, where they were reared and
educated. They are: Elizabeth, wife of John Downs, head wood chopper in the lumber woods, and residing at Sterling,
Tehama county (they have two children, Elizabeth and John, Jr.); Beatrice, wife of Joseph Goff, of Ferndale, whose
sketch appears elsewhere in this work; Gay, wife of Gustavus Jasper, the editor of the Beacon, at Fortuna, and
present candidate for the state assembly (they have one child, Cedrick); Alice, wife of Peter McCabe, tanner, of
Portland, Ore. (they have one child); Eugene, who works on a ranch in Humboldt county; and John, aged fourteen,
who is still attending school.
Quite apart from his prominence in the commercial life of the county, Mr. Stone is well and favorably known in
his home community in fraternal and political circles. He is a man of much strength of character and has formed
many warm friendships. He traces his genealogy back to a sturdy old line of English ancestry, which, according
to a recently published accredited work, declares that the Stones first settled in America in 1638, establishing
their homes near the now historic site of Guilford Courthouse. They took an important part in the early history
of the colonies and later in the history of the States. Mr. Stone is a Republican, and is always intensely interested
in all questions that pertain to the general welfare of the country, and to the future development of Humboldt
county in particular. He endorses whatever tends toward the upbuilding of the community, such as educational advancement,
good roads, etc. Mr. Stone is also a Master Mason, and takes an active part in the affairs of the local lodge.
His second marriage occurred December 4, 1905, uniting him with Miss Lillian Lee Steward, of Sonoma county, California.
From:
History of Humboldt County, California
With a Biographical Sketches
History by Leigh H. Irving
Historic Record Company
Los Angeles, California 1915
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